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Steven Paul Winkelstein

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Steven Paul Winkelstein is the award-winning author of Brisko: A True Tale of Holocaust Survival. His extended body of work includes Captain Kidd and the Jersey Devil; The Wild Mind of the Winkle; Monster Meet on Mondays; The Squall; Elephant, Elephant, Come Alive!; The Diving Horse and the Magic Whistle; and Lucy's Great Adventure. These publications include picture books and poetry for children, juvenile non-fiction, a juvenile novel, and a short story about pirates. He is currently writing a trilogy of space novelettes for young readers.

Steven lives in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, where he often longs for the ocean and bay surrounding his hometown of Margate City, New Jersey. He graduated from the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 2008 wi ...more

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	Brisko: a true tale of Holocaust survival by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Dana Juliano (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elephant, Elephant, Come Alive! by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Christie Mealo (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Captain Kidd and the Jersey Devil by Steven Paul Winkelstein (Goodreads Author), Rebecca N. Naumchik (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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